It explains everything, Sidia thought to herself. Now, she just needed to find out how to end the spell. The book clearly stated that the spell could only end with the death of the caster, but how could she possibly manage that? Even if she knew how to kill a vampire and could successfully do so, did she really have the stomach for it?

Because of Sidia’s upbringing and her faith, of course she regarded vampires as evil creatures. Their origin was supposedly unholy, and they ...